Copilot Studio Friction Index vs Athena Protocol

In-depth architectural comparison of the Copilot Studio Friction Index and Athena Protocol MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose Copilot Studio Friction Index when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Copilot Studio Friction Index Details

Choose Athena Protocol when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	C Copilot Studio Friction Index Coding Agents	Athena Protocol Coding Agents
Summary	Evidence-based register of known Copilot Studio errors and limits, with dated, human-verified fixes.	AI tech lead for coding agents with validation and impact analysis
Category & Scope	Coding Agents	Coding Agents

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "copilot-studio-friction-index": {
      "url": "https://powerleap.ch/friction/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "athena-protocol": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "usage"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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